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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Without getting into whether giving the homeless a buck or two is right/wrong- not giving money to a homeless person, as you walk into a store to cater a birthday party for your dog and his "friends", is wrong.
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While understanding your point (without necessarily agreeing), what about giving said homeless person the card for a shelter to which you donate, in lieu of spare change?
BR(just wondering - I haven't done this but have been very tempted and am not sure if the gesture is patronizing or not)C
By the by - I've also tried handing over food (bagels, usually) in lieu of change, which has about a 50/50 success rate - a surprising number of people refuse food. I had a much higher success rate when offering smokes back in the day.
